Sample #39
Design Factor: Core Yarn
Fiber: Silk/Angora/Elastic
Weight of Skein: 59 grams
Appl: #1600203
Type: Bombyx Mori, Plucked French, Nylon Wrapped Rubber
Length: 54 Yards (relaxed)
Spinning Equipment Used:
Double Drive Flyer Wheel, Ratio 12:1|
Direction of Twist: S
# of Plies: 2--This yarn is unruly as a single. I felt multiplies
appropriate in this portion of the requirements after viewing past COE recipients' work
and finding they used multiplies.
Finishing: The yarn was washed and dried in a relaxed skein.
Technique: The silk was fanned and stored in the palm of my left
hand. The wheel was adjusted to have a very strong Draw in. This facilitates
stretching the elastic core. As the core slips over the index finger it picks up the
fiber and twists enters the yarn as it leaves the hand. Make sure that the elastic
is stretched to its maximum for best results. The two singles were plied in a
standard method making sure each was stretched completely as the ply twists was added.
Uses: As the sample illustrates, slippers crocheted from this yarn will
grow with the child and stay on comfortably. Great for adult sizes too. This
yarn is the solution for saggy ribs on sweaters. How about simple double weave hats?
Preparation for Spinning: Fiber lengths were pulled from the silk sliver, the angora was plucked and carded on cotton cards( pulled off the carders as small) into batts.
Reason for Choice of this Sample: The silk produces pearls amid the fluff of the angora when this yarn is complete. This is the best silk preparation for spinning over an elastic core. The angora was from one of my favorite bunnies (now gone). The elastic was strong yet not too thick, the wrapping (on the commercial elastic) allows some grip on the fibers.
